Fiji Trade Commission

Our Role
The role of the Fiji Trade Commission is to promote and facilitate investments from USA/Canada into Fiji; and exports from Fiji to the US and Canadian markets.

Our Objectives
Our primary objectives are:

	To attract and secure investment proposals from the USA and Canada that will contribute positively to Fiji’s economic growth

	To identify and secure markets for Fiji’s export products and services in the US and Canada and optimize Fiji’s foreign exchange earnings

	To promote the development of industries that are labour intensive and offer employment opportunities for Fiji’s local communities

Trade Commissioner | Mr. Ilisoni Vuidreketi | EMAIL
Ilisoni worked as the Project Development Specialist with Fiji’s National Centre for Small and Micro Enterprises Development (NCSMED) before he took up the position of Trade Commissioner on January 2, 2006. Prior to NCSMED, he held the position of Commercial Manager with the regional tourism body, the South Pacific Tourism Organisation based in Suva, Fiji. He also worked for the Fiji Visitors Bureau responsible for marketing and promoting Fiji in the Japanese, UK and European markets.
He was Deputy Chairman of the Rewa Provincial Holdings Company Limited and served in several Boards of primary and secondary schools in Fiji.

Ilisoni holds a BA Business and a Master of Business Administration degree and is married to Pousima.

Trade and Marketing Officer | Mr. Colin King | EMAIL
Colin joined the office of the Fiji Trade Commission on March 8th 2006. Prior to his employment with this office he worked at Universal Warehouse Company for ten years where he handled marketing and the accounts of US based trade and importing companies. He was employed as Cruise Director with Blue Lagoon Cruises Ltd in Fiji where he worked for ten years prior to migrating to the USA in 1989.

He is married to Zelda and they have a family of three.